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daydreaming about rainy days spent alone in view of the world (at Gabriel Park)

Photos from my debut as the Nutcracker Prince today (12/12/2017) in Youri Vamos’ production ‘The Nutcracker - A Christmas Carol’ with Czech National Ballet.

Olga Bogoliubskaya as Clara

Photos © Youn Sik Kim

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Paris Opera ballet

Play rehearsal

photo: Ann Ray

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Xin Ying - Astoria, Queens

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daydreaming about rainy days spent alone in view of the world (at Gabriel Park)

balletislife420

hey guys I don't post much anymore but I post a lot of improv and stuff on my insta and would appreciate if you checked it out! thx

@j.nnah

strechanadi

Paris Opera ballet

Le lac des cygnes

Photo: Isabelle Aubert

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Marianela Nunez and Thiago Soares in Diamonds, part of Jewels, The Royal Ballet, London, December 2013. © Dave Morgan.

Nunez is so vividly present and fearless in technique that she doesn’t need Soares’ support, though she loves his presence. At the end of his demanding solo, Soares grinned in pleasure when his multiple pirouettes succeeded: Nunez could take hers for granted, like her assured balances in arabesque.

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Galina Ulanova coaching Nikolai Tsiskaridze for Narcissus, photos by Mikhail Logvinov.

Hi tumblr I'm not around much but here's a lil snippet of me improvving in the park recently to let you know I'm still alive and dancing 🙂💃

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Andy Warhol - Lamentation, 1986

I think i have found the right part of ballet tumblr. Nice blog.

i’m not sure how old this message is, but thank you. i don’t post much anymore but i do like to interject on the bullshit once in awhile haha

#dinofvyoudun

lasylphidedubolchoi

isn't a reason that they don't go to ABT more because of the balenchine technique? I mean, of course the russian dancers would outshine the americans, but they do value their own style a lot, don't they?

Yes, true. You’re right.

ABT’s desire to preserve their own traditions and style could be a reason why they don’t invite Russian-trained dancers to join them all too often.

Thank you for making me realize this (:

tchaikovskette

abt isn’t even balanchine lmfao

balletislife420

😷😷😷

lasylphidedubolchoi

Why don't any BBA or VBA dancers go to the ABT. The salary is probably better than the Bolshoi's and their technique and body would definetly outshine the crappy typical North Americans' (compared to the russians)

How about Maria Kochetkova, Diana Vishneva, Polina Semionova and Ilya Kolotov? Or do you mean joining ABT right after graduation? (then Ilya kinda fits your criteria)

Well, I’m neither a VBA or a BBA graduate myself, so I can’t give you the right answer. I can only make assumptions, such as:

1. A major Russian company is way more prestigious than any other company in the world, let’s keep it real.

2. ABT doesn’t invite them. Maybe, because they - just like you - understand that Russian dancers, for the main part, would outshine the “locally produced” ones? Idk. Ballet is often also a political tool, so having a bunch of Russians in a major American company is just a no-no.

EDIT:

3. …

balletislife420

Glad to know the Russian elitism on ballet Tumblr is raging as hard as ever yikes

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It seemed preordained that Robert Fairchild would one day play Jerry Mulligan, the World War II vet and expat artist portrayed by Gene Kelly in the 1951 film An American in Paris. “Without Gene Kelly, I wouldn’t be dancing,” says Fairchild, a principal at New York City Ballet. “In Singin’ in the Rain—my God, he’s incredible. I saw An American in Paris later on, and it’s the same magic.” Onstage, Fairchild—who started out doing jazz and tap before following his sister to ballet class—strongly calls to mind the Hollywood legend. “He’s handsome, slightly cheeky,” and has a “nonchalant, casual ease,” says Christopher Wheeldon